The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (MFA) has prepared answers to common travel questions in 2021 and said where the most up-to-date information on entry to the countries could be found.
“If you are planning a trip abroad for business or leisure, be sure to check the entry regime and the documents you need,” the ministry said on its website on Monday.
In particular, in the section (https://mfa.gov.ua/pres-centr/informacijni-kampaniyi/shcho-treba-znati-pro-podorozhi-za-kordon-vidpovidi-na-poshireni-pitannya) answers to questions about where to find out about open countries and border crossing conditions, whether visa-free travel works, what documents are needed to travel abroad, how to protect yourself from risks while traveling abroad.
Among other things, the ministry said where the most up-to-date information could be found on which countries were allowed to enter, whether it was possible to transit the territory of a country to which entry was prohibited during a pandemic, where a list of approved vaccines could be found for entering the country, where to do the PCR test before departure, to have it accepted in another country when digital COVID-19 certificates will work in Ukraine, and whether they will be recognized in the EU and the world, whether it is necessary to arrange insurance for travel, where to go in case of a critical situation abroad.
The National Commission on State Language Standards has released advice on preparing for the national language exam to obtain Ukrainian citizenship.
“On July 16, 2021, the exam for the level of proficiency in the national language starts. We have collected several tips to help prepare for the exam,” the commission’s press service said.
In particular, the department advises to review the exam program for the level of proficiency in the national language for persons who intend to acquire Ukrainian citizenship, at the link: https://mova.gov.ua/storage/app/sites/19/exam/gromadyanstvo.pdf, and also read the characteristics of the examination paper and see sample problems.
“Please note that the exam on the level of proficiency in the national language for obtaining the citizenship of Ukraine is an opportunity for foreigners and stateless persons to obtain legal confirmation of proficiency in the Ukrainian language. This level of proficiency in the Ukrainian language assumes that the applicant is able to recognize and use grammatically correct language forms for expression their own intentions within the daily communication needs,” the commission said.
The commission says the applicant shows knowledge of grammar when completing written assignments and during the oral part of the exam.
Thus, the exam for the level of proficiency in the national language for obtaining citizenship of Ukraine has a complex character and consists of four parts: listening, reading, writing, speaking.
It is noted that all four parts of the exam are in equilibrium, the result for each will be 25% of the total number of points. In order to confirm the level of proficiency in the national language required to obtain Ukrainian citizenship, you need to get an overall result of 50% and one point more.
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First Deputy Head of the Servant of the People faction Oleksandr Korniyenko hopes that their faction will be able to collect 200 votes for the bill No. 5596 On Amendments to Some Laws on Regulation of Cannabis Treatment for Medical, Scientific and Scientific Activities.
“It seems that colleagues from other factions support it. Our faction will support, not unanimously, it is obvious: there are those who are against it. But I think we will give 200 votes,” Korniyenko told reporters after a meeting of the conciliation council on Monday.
As reported, the Verkhovna Rada intends to consider the bill on the treatment of cannabis for medical purposes on Tuesday at an extraordinary meeting initiated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
Danylo Halytsky Lviv International Airport in January-June 2021 increased passenger traffic by 36.6% compared to the same period in 2020 – up to 512,370 people.
In particular, the airport served 4,450 international and more than 1,000 domestic flights.
For the six months of this year, the number of flights for arrival/departure from the airport amounted to 5,514, which is 47.4% more than a year earlier. In particular, the airport served 4,450 international and more than 1,000 domestic flights, the airport said on its official Facebook page on Friday.
The most popular destinations in terms of passenger traffic are Antalya, Istanbul (SAW, IST), Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada and Kyiv (Boryspil International Airport).
As reported, in 2020, the international airport Lviv reduced passenger traffic by 2.5 times by 2019 – to 878,500 people.
RETAIL TURNOVER IN UKRAINE BY REGIONS IN JAN-MARCH 2021 (UAH MLN)
REGIONAL STRUCTURE OF RETAIL TRADE TURNOVER IN JAN-FEB 2021
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